The 1980’s, which is when this knife was made, is not known to be Case’s golden era of quality control. Either way it was a wonderful find and a thoughtful job of restoration. One of the highlights of 1980’s Case knives was the “new grind” era that they did for a few years in the 80’s. Collectors didn’t like it then, so they stopped but now they are gaining in value. Great episode and thanks for the history.
great video. i could watch these all day. i love the laid back vibe of the video and your very practical approach of restoration. taking something and making it better within reasonable limits.
When you said "just to gross you out" I snorted. I think I had one of those knives with a magnifying glass when I was a kid. Long gone by now. Great video as usual!
Very nice find and save. I just did a clean and polish of a Hammerhead I purchased off ebay. It had a partial name engraved into the handle and initials scratched into the back of the blade. It wasn't stamped or etched with the shark so I had no problem sanding the crap out of it to make it nice and shiny. It took alot of hand work but it is now shiny and scratch free blade and handle.
wow... i have this exact same knife. exact model and year. It was my dads and its in pretty rough shape, I'm really into knives and I was going to fix it up for him, this helps a TON. Thank you
Great video, I love collecting old pocket knives and I have this exact knife which I found at a flea market, like so many of my other knives. I'll use your helpful video to clean up and restore it to, hopefully, something as good as your restoration.
Thanks for the Case dating info, and your novelty knife collection. I have a few of those myself which I inherited from my father! I really appreciate enjoy your videos. They are very helpful and instructive!
When I was young these brass and wood pocket knives were around a lot, now I can't find them (I don't live in the US). I just want a small pocket knife as a elegant tool, no tactical gear and certainly nothing to hurt anybody. Would love to get my hands on one of these.
Love barlows despite not owning any, the lines and proportions are so attractive. Great job on that case and thanks for sharing the collection, take care!!!
Thanks 2/3! Case has a good selection of Barlow style knives. If you've got $80 to spare, or a birthday coming up, check them out! caseknives.com/collections/barlow
Great video, I really like seeing something of your collection. I hope to find a reasonable priced Case knife someday. (first I tought the had something to do with the tractors, wich would have been really cool)
Nice video. I got to looking at the Case knife I bought for my Dad years ago and it appears to be a 96 model (I think). Has 2 dots on either side of USA and says 59LSS. When Dad passed, I got the knife. I plan on giving it to my son when he's old enough. Keep em' sharp!
Nice knife refurb. I had a Case Barlow knife like the one you showed when I was 12-13 and I lost it. I think it’s the only knife I ever lost track of so its kills me whenever I ponder it. I’ll buy another one one day if I can find the right one. It may be at the bottom of Chula Vista Bayou in Ft. Walton Beach, FL I think.
Those are some Great Old pocket Knives for sure and Nice restore on the Hammerhead....luck you :]...I have an Case Mako Lockback P158 LSSP that is similar to your Hammer head... TFS :]
Better check out the "glow in the dark" handles. In the old days uranium was used for glow in the dark material. Was used in watches and other products. I enjoy your restorations. Keep up the good work.
I've been looking into ways of restoring the surface texture of faded wood and plastics / synthetic materials on the scales. Things I've ran across were Minwax Polycrylic to give it a glossy shine. Have you ever looked into that?
I've had some success with Mothers Back to Black on faded plastic. I usually use 0000 steel wool and wax on wood. I think a clear coat would work OK if the knife was gonna be for display, but I would worry about chipping and abrasion on one that was gonna have pocket time.
Thanks Glen. I'm no expert, but I've found that no matter what I use to sharper knives, chisels, plane irons etc the two most important things are maintaining your angle and time. The Lansky system is great for keeping a consistent angle. I spent a good 10-15 minutes a side with the coarse stone to establish an edge. I won't move off of the coarse stone until the whole knife edge catches on my thumb nail. The medium, fine, and super fine stones don't take nearly as long. I also find that newer stainless steel knives are difficult to sharpen. I much prefer vintage carbon steel.
Great video and awesome job on the restoration. Before you got that knife, I think the blade tip might have been broken off and someone recontoured it to fix it. I have my dad's old Case 2159 LSSP that is pretty much like new except for the patina on the brass. The blade measures 3 and 5/8" and has a different profile at the tip than yours. Not knocking your knife, just giving you some info.
I have that same Case knife i acquired from my father-in-laws collection. He was an avid Case knife collector accumulating 100s of Case knives. When he passed i divided the knives(as equally as i knew how) between the me and the other two son-in-laws?
Your videos are always so enjoyable to watch. You should have thousands of subscribers and tens of thousands of views. I always look forward to getting notification that you’ve uploaded a new video, and cherish watching them. Always a fan.
Brother thats awesome knife. Ide say the dings inside if pivot was someone using it as a shackle pin tool edit: those pocket knives are still made the bottle opener model is called soda ranger lol G.E.C. knives
I have the same knife. My blade is less worn and is 1/8" to 1/4" longer but has the exact same failure on the center rivet with little cracks in the composite material.
Similar design to a buck knife. A few more pins through the Buck 110 Ranger, so I guess I can compare the restorations fairly similar, so i can get to work on the one i have
i got a blade like this and its wood in the mid and stainless steal for the blade also so dull i can rub my finder with a lot of pressure and ther is no company name or anything on it
I think the tip was broken because I'm pretty sure the blade was three and a half new ..I've got one very close called a mako with a shark on the blade.
Case's QC in their mainlines has been waning, their vault releases and special scales are passable. Case has never been GEC fit and finish, but some of their finishes are inexcusable. 🤦♂️
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The 1980’s, which is when this knife was made, is not known to be Case’s golden era of quality control. Either way it was a wonderful find and a thoughtful job of restoration. One of the highlights of 1980’s Case knives was the “new grind” era that they did for a few years in the 80’s. Collectors didn’t like it then, so they stopped but now they are gaining in value. Great episode and thanks for the history.
Thanks for watching!
great video. i could watch these all day. i love the laid back vibe of the video and your very practical approach of restoration. taking something and making it better within reasonable limits.
Thanks Zack! Making old stuff look new again is fun!
I just found the Case I carried in my misspent youth, and was looking for info on restoring it. This was exactly what I needed, thank you.
Cleaning up old pocket knives is fun! Case knives are very collectible. You should do a little research, your old knife might be worth some money!
When you said "just to gross you out" I snorted. I think I had one of those knives with a magnifying glass when I was a kid. Long gone by now.
Great video as usual!
Thanks Ben! It is amazing that not that long ago every boy carried a pocket knife!
You always do such nice restorations along with the history of the item and the company. Great job 👍
Thanks Frank! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Very nice find and save. I just did a clean and polish of a Hammerhead I purchased off ebay. It had a partial name engraved into the handle and initials scratched into the back of the blade. It wasn't stamped or etched with the shark so I had no problem sanding the crap out of it to make it nice and shiny. It took alot of hand work but it is now shiny and scratch free blade and handle.
Cleaning up old pocket knives is fun!
These old pocket knives are really cool. I have an old Boy Scout knife that my dad had in his tackle box.
Thanks Rusty! I have a couple camping knives that I haven't got around to cleaning up yet. Old pocket knives are cool!
wow... i have this exact same knife. exact model and year. It was my dads and its in pretty rough shape, I'm really into knives and I was going to fix it up for him, this helps a TON. Thank you
Thanks for watching Chris! I'm glad my video was helpful! Cleaning up old pocket knives is fun!
Great video, I love collecting old pocket knives and I have this exact knife which I found at a flea market, like so many of my other knives. I'll use your helpful video to clean up and restore it to, hopefully, something as good as your restoration.
Thanks Mondo! I'd love to see photos of your project! 357mdad@gmail.com
Nice restoration on a classic. Sometimes we have to just let old knives be old knives. Dings make up its character.
Thanks Kevin!
Thanks for the Case dating info, and your novelty knife collection. I have a few of those myself which I inherited from my father! I really appreciate enjoy your videos. They are very helpful and instructive!
Thanks Wayne! I'm glad you like my videos!
Fantastic! Love the whole collection! That Case was a steal! I really like that design! Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Thanks ScoutCrafter! That fishing tackle bag has been a winner so far!
When I was young these brass and wood pocket knives were around a lot, now I can't find them (I don't live in the US). I just want a small pocket knife as a elegant tool, no tactical gear and certainly nothing to hurt anybody.
Would love to get my hands on one of these.
Thanks for watching! I would recommend an Opinel for everyday use.
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Awesome video. Came to learn a little something about refurbing a lockback, got that and a decent history lesson to boot. Subbed
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Love barlows despite not owning any, the lines and proportions are so attractive. Great job on that case and thanks for sharing the collection, take care!!!
Thanks 2/3! Case has a good selection of Barlow style knives. If you've got $80 to spare, or a birthday coming up, check them out!
caseknives.com/collections/barlow
Awesome. Thanks for sharing. I have a very large knife collection.
Thanks DoeBoy! Pocket knives are fun to collect!
Thanks for the video and a great job on a great knife.
Just finished refurbishing a friends old Buck 112 much
as you did. 5 hours well spent.
Thank you! Cleaning up old knives is fun!
really rare restoration dear i like it
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked it!
Enjoyed that very much. I have many knives myself. You can never have too many! 😊
Thanks! I love the old novelty knives!
Great video, I really like seeing something of your collection. I hope to find a reasonable priced Case knife someday. (first I tought the had something to do with the tractors, wich would have been really cool)
Thanks Alex! "Reasonably priced" and Case usually do not go together! That was a lucky find at the bottom of that tackle bag!
@@357magdad lol...that is for sure. Case knives, wilton vises, snap on....every tool that i don't own is worth big money 😂
Awesome job 👍😎
Thanks brother!
That knife turned out great Magdad. Have a good weekend👍🏻
Thanks TD! You do the same!
Perfect level of restoration
Those knives are cool. Great job on the Case. Look great.
Thanks Rob! I love those old novelty knives!
Nicely done! Cool collection too. ~Jeff
Thanks Jeff!
Nice video. I got to looking at the Case knife I bought for my Dad years ago and it appears to be a 96 model (I think). Has 2 dots on either side of USA and says 59LSS. When Dad passed, I got the knife. I plan on giving it to my son when he's old enough. Keep em' sharp!
Thanks! Keep the knife in the family!
Nice knife refurb. I had a Case Barlow knife like the one you showed when I was 12-13 and I lost it. I think it’s the only knife I ever lost track of so its kills me whenever I ponder it. I’ll buy another one one day if I can find the right one. It may be at the bottom of Chula Vista Bayou in Ft. Walton Beach, FL I think.
Thanks! Cleaning up old pocket knives is fun!
Love this knife!
Thanks Fred! It was a cool find!
Hi bro 👋👋👋very good restoration knife 👍👍👍🔪🔪🔪and video cool 🤝🤝🤝
Those are some Great Old pocket Knives for sure and Nice restore on the Hammerhead....luck you :]...I have an Case Mako Lockback P158 LSSP that is similar to your Hammer head... TFS :]
That $4 tackle looks like it was a good investment! The two Red Fin lures did well on ebay and I've got high hopes for this knife!
Better check out the "glow in the dark" handles. In the old days uranium was used for glow in the dark material. Was used in watches and other products. I enjoy your restorations. Keep up the good work.
Thanks John. The spook knife just sits on a shelf. I don't carry it so my nuts are safe!
Nice work! Cheers
Thanks Joe!
Nice work MagDad 👍
I've been looking into ways of restoring the surface texture of faded wood and plastics / synthetic materials on the scales. Things I've ran across were Minwax Polycrylic to give it a glossy shine. Have you ever looked into that?
I've had some success with Mothers Back to Black on faded plastic. I usually use 0000 steel wool and wax on wood. I think a clear coat would work OK if the knife was gonna be for display, but I would worry about chipping and abrasion on one that was gonna have pocket time.
Awesome job!!!
Thanks WM3! Cleaning up old pocket knives is fun!
Good video!
Thanks Bert!
I have one of these knives from many years ago and the blade is still sharp enough to shave with.
Case knives are very collectible!
Those dents/gouges on the brass give it character anyway. 👍
Any marks I can't get out I call character marks!
Great job. I like old knives. I have trouble sharpening them. I have a kit like you used but I can't get a good edge. Any suggestions? Thanks
Thanks Glen. I'm no expert, but I've found that no matter what I use to sharper knives, chisels, plane irons etc the two most important things are maintaining your angle and time. The Lansky system is great for keeping a consistent angle. I spent a good 10-15 minutes a side with the coarse stone to establish an edge. I won't move off of the coarse stone until the whole knife edge catches on my thumb nail. The medium, fine, and super fine stones don't take nearly as long. I also find that newer stainless steel knives are difficult to sharpen. I much prefer vintage carbon steel.
Wonderful restoration! How much did the lansky knife sharpening system cost?
Thanks Mitch! Amazon sells the kit for about $50.
Good video. Thanks
Thanks Tony!
Great video and awesome job on the restoration. Before you got that knife, I think the blade tip might have been broken off and someone recontoured it to fix it. I have my dad's old Case 2159 LSSP that is pretty much like new except for the patina on the brass. The blade measures 3 and 5/8" and has a different profile at the tip than yours. Not knocking your knife, just giving you some info.
Thanks for watching! I think I mention about the blade possibly having been shortened in the video.
@@357magdad yes, I believe your suspicion is correct and can explain why the the tip of your knife when folded was somewhat exposed from the handle.
All in all, you have a great knife that you brought back from the dead with your restoration. Kudos to you!
Nice video!
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Looks great!
What if the little metal bar inside at the bottom is rusted
I recently use evapo-rust on a severely corroded pocket knife.
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Great video!
I have that same Case knife i acquired from my father-in-laws collection. He was an avid Case knife collector accumulating 100s of Case knives. When he passed i divided the knives(as equally as i knew how) between the me and the other two son-in-laws?
Thanks for watching! Case knives are very collectible. The tang stamps make the knives pretty easy to date too!
What no flitz?
I tried to leave some "patina" on this one since I planned to sell it.
Fantastic!!
Love case knives
Thanks Larry! The Case knife dating system is cool!
Your videos are always so enjoyable to watch. You should have thousands of subscribers and tens of thousands of views. I always look forward to getting notification that you’ve uploaded a new video, and cherish watching them. Always a fan.
Thank you! I guess if I monetized I might get more attention. I'm just happy to be closing in on 2000 subscribers!
Brother thats awesome knife. Ide say the dings inside if pivot was someone using it as a shackle pin tool edit: those pocket knives are still made the bottle opener model is called soda ranger lol G.E.C. knives
Thanks Mercury! That Case knife was a nice find at the bottom of that fishing bag!
I have the same knife. My blade is less worn and is 1/8" to 1/4" longer but has the exact same failure on the center rivet with little cracks in the composite material.
Early 80’s Case. In my experience, their quality control was pretty crappy back then, so I’m not surprised about the tip sticking out.
It was pretty easy to fix. I'm surprised someone might have carried it like that.
That’s very similar to the dating system used by Zippo! The “dot years” range from ‘57-‘65, then the “l” years, then “/“, then “\”.
Zippo bought Case in 1993.
Similar design to a buck knife. A few more pins through the Buck 110 Ranger, so I guess I can compare the restorations fairly similar, so i can get to work on the one i have
Thanks for watching! Cleaning up old pocket knives is fun!
i got a blade like this and its wood in the mid and stainless steal for the blade also so dull i can rub my finder with a lot of pressure and ther is no company name or anything on it
There are a lot of imported knock offs of this design. The low grade SS blades do not hold an edge very well.
Cool
Thanks!
I think the tip was broken because I'm pretty sure the blade was three and a half new ..I've got one very close called a mako with a shark on the blade.
I think you're right.
Case's QC in their mainlines has been waning, their vault releases and special scales are passable. Case has never been GEC fit and finish, but some of their finishes are inexcusable. 🤦♂️
Their collectible status usually puts them out of my price range at the sales.
Buy a Tormek.
I didn't know what a "tormek" was, I had to look it up. Looks like that is something WAY outside my budget! Thanks for watching!